“Freedom is instantaneous the moment we accept things the way they are.”-Karen Maezen Miller

When the circumstances of our daily life bring up feelings of discomfort--be they in the form of physical or energetic sensations, or unpleasant emotions--our habitual response tends to be, “I don’t want to feel that.” But not only does rejecting these sensations fail to bring us the peace we seek, it also cuts us off from large, valuable swaths of our human experience, and deprives us from the transformative potential of our discomfort.

The practice of Yin yoga--where passive poses are held close to the ground for several minutes--offers us a new way of being with the natural energy of life when it shows up in a form that we don’t like. By turning down the volume on the external distractions that fill our days, the practice of Yin yoga helps us tune in to our subtle and rich inner world, where we can learn to listen to, and dialogue with, our discomfort. And in so doing, we discover that whatever experience we are encountering in the moment is exactly what we need to help us wake up to ourselves and to our lives. By meeting the sensation as it is, and allowing ourselves to be as we are, we realize that leaning into the discomfort--rather than pushing it away--is what brings us the freedom that we so deeply desire.

In this advanced Yin training, experienced Yin students will refine their listening skills, hone their body’s own wisdom, and open to their discomfort as a means to developing emotional resilience. Through embodied experience, mindful discussion, and self-inquiry, students will learn new skills with which to encounter the natural energy of life, and how to integrate these skills into their daily rhythms so that this practice of being becomes their primary way to experience sensation.

This 12-hour training will cover the following topics:

The nature of pain and the human animal brain

The autonomous nervous system and yogic tools for self-regulation

How to reframe your experience of strong emotions as a key component of your humanity

How to create ease around discomfort by addressing your emotions through your bodily experience

Body sensing practice and dialoguing with sensation

Cultivating maitri (lovingkindness) and self-compassion

The importance of self-care and upholding healthy emotional boundaries

Practical tools to help you navigate the flow of daily emotions with equanimity

Open to yoga teachers, massage therapists, personal and health coaches, as well as other healing professionals

This 25-hour course is designed for yoga teachers and other wellness professionals who want to align their business practices with their heart-centered work, and acquire the practical skills to promote and support themselves with integrity.

Being a successful yoga teacher means so much more than teaching a great asana class: it requires being a skillful and attuned business manager. In this course, you will learn how to:

Recognize and re-frame old narratives that prevent you from claiming your worth in the marketplace.

Use yoga practices to change your relationship with money and open yourself up to abundance.

Develop an authentic social media presence without overwhelming yourself or your audience.

Offer value to your audience while you are promoting your offerings.

Develop your niche and offer unique and desired offerings.

Tap into the online teaching market.

Earn additional income from side businesses that align with your values and brand.

Grow your private yoga clientele.

Develop ethical business practices rooted in the yamas and niyamas, inspired by cutting-edge business ethics as modeled by industry leaders.

PLUS: The practicalities of owning and running a small business (contracts, bookkeeping, taxes, etc.); how to develop a faithful student base and grow your existing classes; developing healthy relationships with studios and teaching venues; and more!

This program is highly interactive and practical in nature. Learn from some of Yoga Yoga’s most tenured teachers, who will share their real-life expertise and tried-and-true tips and tools for building a sustainable and nourishing career in the yoga marketplace. You will leave inspired and empowered to expand your offerings, and with lots of resources to create a thriving business that reflects your identity and values as a yogi.

In addition to two in-person weekends, this course will meet for 5 hours via an online classroom. This time will be devoted to practical instruction and coaching around best practices for social media platforms, such as Facebook and Instagram. During these sessions, you will get to practice and integrate the tools you are learning in real time, with faculty feedback and community support.

BONUS: One-on-one business clarity coaching available from our faculty members at a special rate when you sign up for this course.

“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation.” -Audre Lorde

Often, we need self-care the most when we have the least amount of time to devote to it. But true self-care--the kind that fills your cup, and leaves you nourished and ready to attend to the daily necessities of your life--doesn’t rely on the quantity of time spent, but on the quality of the self-care gestures that you integrate into your life. True self-care means being deeply attuned to your own needs, moment to moment, and trusting the wisdom of your body to respond to those needs, so that you feel resourced and replenished--not depleted.

In this event, we will examine our beliefs and ideas about what constitutes self-care, as well as address common obstacles to integrating self-care into everyday life. Then, inspired by the daily and seasonal cycles of Nature, we will create a blueprint for an effective self-care practice: one that is simple, precise, and tailored to your own needs and goals. And, because change is the only constant, we will explore how to adjust your self-care practice when the shifting seasons of your life demand it.

Fanny Priest will draw from her experience teaching Yin yoga, her studies in yoga therapy, and her own self-care journey to guide you in creating a self-care practice that is truly nourishing for your body, mind, and soul. Our time together will include discussion, meditation, self-reflection exercises, and gentle, mindful movement, all in an encouraging, inclusive environment. You will leave with a detailed action plan to help you integrate the lessons from the session into your everyday life, and additional, continued support will be available after the event for those who desire it.

Deepen and refine your Yin practice in this small-group, 4-week series designed for experienced students. This context will allow for us to explore subtler and more complex practices than are typically experienced in a public class setting. In this series, you will learn to attune to your own subtle energetic needs, and learn skills and practices that will allow you to personalize your Yin yoga practice at home and in public classes. This is also an opportunity to receive continued, individualized instruction from a skilled and intuitive teacher.

Through discussion, practice, and self-inquiry exercises, we will:

Explore deeper energetics of the practice through work with meridians, chakras, and pranayama

Practice more complex, targeted sequences

Refine our ability to notice and respond to energetic imbalances

Workshop specific poses and adapt them to individual needs

Experience therapeutic applications of Yin yoga

Learn how to build & sustain a home practice

Prerequisite: 6 months of Yin yoga practice, or permission of the instructor.

“The success of Yoga does not lie in the ability to perform postures but in how it positively changes the way we live our life and our relationships.” -TKV Desikachar

You’ve experienced how the practice of Yoga helps you feel a sense of balance and well-being in your body, but have you felt a difference in how it affects your relationships? In this 2-day event, we will explore how the philosophy and practice of Yoga can transform your relationships with your romantic partners, your family and friends, your colleagues, and your community.

Through discussion, practice, and self-reflection, we will experience ways to bring the benefits of yoga off the mat and into our relationships. We will learn practices to help us create a safe and secure container within ourselves, that we may then be able to truly listen to another, and speak our truth authentically.

Our inquiry will include the following topics and practices:

Healthy relationships from the perspective of yogic philosophy

Yin yoga to create a safe container for strong emotions

Buddhist metta (lovingkindness) meditation to open our heart to others

Pranayama for self-regulation during challenging interactions

The importance of self-care in the context of relationships

Creating healthy boundaries & speaking our truth

We have created special pricing for this event, so that you & a loved one can attend together. You will leave with a workbook containing all the practices explored in class, plus suggestions for further inquiry and experimentation. Also, additional support will be available for those who desire it.

“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation.” -Audre Lorde

Often, we need self-care the most when we have the least amount of time to devote to it. But true self-care--the kind that fills your cup, and leaves you nourished and ready to attend to the daily necessities of your life--doesn’t rely on the quantity of time spent, but on the quality of the self-care gestures that you integrate into your life. True self-care means being deeply attuned to your own needs, moment to moment, and trusting the wisdom of your body to respond to those needs, so that you feel resourced and replenished--not depleted.

In this event, we will examine our beliefs and ideas about what constitutes self-care, as well as address common obstacles to integrating self-care into everyday life. Then, inspired by the daily and seasonal cycles of Nature, we will create a blueprint for an effective self-care practice: one that is simple, precise, and tailored to your own needs and goals. And, because change is the only constant, we will explore how to adjust your self-care practice when the shifting seasons of your life demand it.

Fanny Priest will draw from her experience teaching Yin yoga, her studies in yoga therapy, and her own self-care journey to guide you in creating a self-care practice that is truly nourishing for your body, mind, and soul. Our time together will include discussion, meditation, self-reflection exercises, and gentle, mindful movement, all in an encouraging, inclusive environment. You will leave with a detailed action plan to help you integrate the lessons from the session into your everyday life, and additional, continued support will be available after the event for those who desire it.